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size of san francisco, another destroying power lines, the record-breaking highs out west. texas two-step: democratic lawmakers flee the lone star state, their last-ditch attempt to stop new voting restrictions, and where they are tonight. in the streets, cubans fed up with the communist government stage nationwide protests. frustration boiling over as coronavirus sweeps across the island. edge of space: the billionaire's race to the stars. how richard branson's big bet could one day lead to rocket rides for everyday americans. unexpected guest: how a british paratrooper fell 15,000 feet into a california kitchen with his parachute still attached. and meet the painter whose superpower is kindness. how he's transforming lives with drips of paint and drops of joy.

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this monday night. we are going begin with breaking news involving two coronavirus vaccines, just as the delta variant of the virus is rapidly spreading among people who haven't been vaccinated. now as we come on the air, the f.d.a. has issued a new warning labeled for johnson & johnson single-dose shot, an unusual move that comes after the agency linked the vaccine to a rare syndrome affecting the nervous system. now, the disorder, called the guillain-barre can start with tingling sensations in the arms and legs and in some cases lead to paralysis. still, scientists say there are only a few cases connected to the vaccine and that the j&j shot is safe and effective. now the new warning is being added just as covid infections are spiking, up by 30% nationwide in just a week. experts warn, this summer surge is being fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, calling it the most dangerous and contagious strain of the

virus so far. now the spread of the variant is one reason pfizer says it now wants approval to give booster shots of its two dose vaccine after some studies showed immunity began to fade after about six months. nikki battiste is going to lead off coverage tonight from new york city. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good evening. it's younger adults with covid who are filling up hospital beds at a staggering pace. only half those ages 18-24 have received one dose and now those new warnings tonight about the johnson & johnson vaccine. the f.d.a. tonight is adding a new warning to johnson & johnson's one-dose covid vaccine, after about 100 people who got the shot developed a rare, but serious auto immune disorder that attacks the nerves called guillain-barre. the c.d.c. says the cases have mostly been seen in men 50 and over about two weeks after receiving the shot. so far, there have been nearly 13 million j&j doses administered nationwide, given

that, health officials say the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks. >> we've seen this with one of the influenza vaccines a couple of decades ago. the good news, it looks like it's extremely rare. >> reporter: this comes as pfizer met this afternoon with top white house officials, to discuss possibly offering a third shot of its vaccine to high-risk americans who have been already immunized. the company says its internal data shows antibody levels jump five to ten-fold after the booster. for now the government says booster shots are not necessary. >> there is a recommendation on providing boosters for a select portion of the population, perhaps people who are older, more than seven or eight months from completing the original vaccinations. it's not going to be a general recommendation for the entire public. >> reporter: meanwhile, the highly contagious delta variant continues to spread, amid warnings parts to have the u.s. could become breeding grounds

for other more new and dangerous variants that could evade vaccines. >> if the delta variant is allowed to accelerate, sure, i think we could see additional variants emerge. >> reporter: since just last week average daily cases in the u.s. are up 30%, more than a third of them in five hot spots, and health experts are blaming the unvaccinated for the spike. >> it sounds like essentially we're going backwards. is that the case? >> we are. we had this beat, and i said, if we can fully vaccinate the american people, we can resume pre-pandemic life. and now we've squandered that opportunity partially, at least in parts of the countries. >> reporter: in a statement j&j says it's in discussions with the f.d.a. and other regulators. the company adds that cases of guillain-barre syndrome are rare, but that j&j supports raising awareness about all possible side effect. norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. and we're going to turn now to the dangerous heat and deadly

wildfires in the west. at least half a dozen states are under excessive heat alerts and more than 300,000 acres in the west are burning. one fire is threatening to take down a major power grid that connects california and oregon. re's cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: in california, the horrific sound of a fire storm, and the gut-wrenching sight of homes consumed by flames from a massive fire north of lake taho. and this, a fire tornado fueled by intense heat and winds. it sparks memories of 2020, the worst year ever for california wildfires. this year, twice as many acres have already burned. the largest so far, is this fire in northern california, three times the size of san francisco. erratic winds proving dangerous for firefighters. in oregon, the nation's biggest fire is continuing to grow exponentially. >> we are seeing, you know, doubling in size of the fire

every 24 hours. >> reporter: and that wildfire near the state's southern border has affected power lines now threatening the electric grid in parts of oregon and california, making conditions worse unrelenting heat, weeks of record-breaking temperatures throughout the west. las vegas tying its all-time record of 117 degrees. the hottest it's ever been in grand junction, colorado, 107. and death valley, 130, just four degrees shy of the hottest ever recorded on earth. and new concerns tonight about a wildfire near yosemite national park. >> ashes were falling just everywhere. >> we had a beautiful house, might be all gone, and what do you do? you start over. so we don't know. >> reporter: these, simply put, are the worst possible conditions for firefighters. temperatures are well above 100 degrees, there's no rain and, tonight, hundreds of residents are in the same position as the gordons, they just don't know if their homes have burned to the

ground. norah. >> o'donnell: my goodness, lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight the fight over voting rights in texas has reached a new level of hostility. democratic lawmakers bolted the state capitol this afternoon to prevent passage of a new election law, and they say they're prepared to stay away for weeks. cbs' mireya villarreal reports tonight from austin. >> reporter: tonight, texas democrats on the run. where are you? ( laughter ) >> i'm at the airport. >> reporter: jasmine crockett is one of nearly 60 lawmakers who fled the lone star state for washington, d.c.. most travelling on two private jets, grinding the texas legislature to a halt and preventig republicans from taking action on a controversial vo rigs bill. had they stayed in state, texas rangers could have rounded them up and returned them to the capitol. >> we heard rumblings that they actually were planning to lock the chamber and hold us in there

until those bills got passed. >> reporter: the texas bill would mandate new i.d. requirements for voting by mail and ban drive through voting sites and 24-hour voting. 16 other states have enacted similar legislation. houston representative garnet coleman, is also skipping town in protest. >> we do drive by for alcohol, so you can't do drive curbside voting? i mean, you know, where are our priorities? >> reporter: over the weekend in austin, hundreds gave public testimony in marathon all-night marathon hearings with critics calling the g.o.p. back bills an attack on minority voting rights. but, republican state senator brian hughes, who wrote the senate bill called it common sense reform. >> after this bill texas will have even more. more hours and more days across the state for in-person early voting. >> reporter: republican governor greg abbott calls this partisan politics and says by democrats leaving they have prevented important legislation from getting passed in the state. but people who left tell me they plan to stay out of state at

least 30 days until the legislative session is over to make sure the bill doesn't get passed into law here in texas. norah. >> o'donnell: mireya villarreal, thank you. and tonight, president biden says the u.s. stands with the cuban people after the largest and most violent protest in decades against that country's communist regime. the first since the castro brothers relinquished power. cbs' manuel bojorquez is monitoring the unrest from miami.ojorquez is monitoring the unrest from miami >> reporter: the protests are as remarkable as the outward displays of anger towards the government, flipping over a police car here. the regime's response was swift: violent confrontations with police were posted online until the government cut the internet off. thousands in miami have joined in solidarity. president joe biden weighed in today. >> the cuban people demanding their freedom from an authoritarian regime and i don't think we've seen anything like this protest in a long, long time.

>> reporter: cuban president miuel diaz-canel blamed the protest on a u.s.-backed social media campaign. >> ( translated ): manipulating the emotions and feelings of people, he said. >> reporter: he blames the economic downturn here on the u.s. embargo, but for many, the tipping point after six decades of communist rule are shortages of food and medicine exacerbated by the pandemic. what is life like for the average cuban right now? >> very difficult and it's becoming increasingly difficult. people have very difficult time finding food, finding medicine, fuel, just the basic necessities. >> reporter: jorge duany is director of the cuban research institute says this puts pressure on the biden administration to formalize its cuba policy and navigate helping the cuban people without enriching their government. >> their basic message is they're reviewing the policy and that will place human rights and democracy at the center. as well but beyondthose general comments, we don't know exactly what the biden administration

will do. >> reporter: tonight the show of support continues here in miami's little havana neighborhood. because the internet is out in a neighborhood. because the internet cuba and numbers are hard to come by, it is unclear exactly how many people there have been arrested for the protests, but there are reports a priest was among them. norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, thank you. and tonight the death toll from the condo building collapse in surfside, florida has climbed to 94. more than 20 people are still unaccounted for. concrete samples were taken from the building today as the investigation continues. a search and rescue team from israel received a hero's sendoff before heading home. and turning now to haiti where the investigation into the president's assassination is turning up more bizarre details every day. the focus has now shifted to a man with ties to the u.s., and a questionable background. cbs' mola lenghi reports tonight from the haitian capitol, port-au-prince. >> reporter: tonight, new

details about one of the alleged masterminds behind the brazen assassination of president moise. (multiple gunshots) authorities say, 63-year-old christian emmanuel sanon a msitian based in fan assumthe ey a raid on his home revealed 20 boxes of bullets a list of hit squad members and a d.e.a. hat, according to police. the attackers claimed to be d.e.a. agents when entering the president's compound last wednesday. sanon has spoken out against haiti's leaders in the past. >> where is the leadership of haiti? >> reporter: but exactly how this doctor and pastor who once filed for bankruptcy, became the central figure in the plot remains unclear. sanon is alleged to have hired the 26 colombians involved in the attack through c.t.u. security, a florida based security firm run by a venezuelan. most of the colombians alleged to have been involved have been arrested, as have two haitian americans who claim they were hired as translators.

but just how the assassins breached three security checkpoints is still unknown, and none of the president's guards were wounded in the attack raising the possibility the attackers had inside help. ti is dge.hant >> joe biden! joe biden! >> reporter: today, haitians chanting, "joe biden" gathered outside the u.s. embassy clamoring to leave the country. >> security's bad. you don't feel safe. >> yeah. yeah the president has all the security, they were still-- they were still killed. >> reporter: so if they can kill the president, then, of course, they can kill anybody else, you're saying. >> exactly. that's the reason we want to leave here. >> reporter: where do you want to go. >> u.s.a.. u.s.a.. >> reporter: well, u.s. officials including the f.b.i. met with haitian authorities sunday to discuss the investigation. meanwhile, today, the white house did not rule out sending u.s. troops here, if the situation on the ground deteriorates any further, norah. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi, thank you. and tonigh i

space travel. the historic virgin galactic flight was picture perfect, but it's also left people wondering, will they get a chance to fly to space? cbs' mark strassmann was there for the flight. >> yay! >> reporter: giddy at the edge of space. >> this is unbelievable! this is too unbelievable! >> reporter: this moment more than 53 miles above earth cost richard branson a fortune. he can afford it. branson's billions launched virgin galactic. branson's billions launched virgin gal the company selling the same thrill ride to any wannabe astronaut with a bank account that gitters. >> yeah, i'm still floating. >> reporter: so, with all your trophies where does that astronaut pin rank? >> i would say it's the most important trophy. >> reporter: in eight days billionaire jeff bezos will launch with his space company blue origin. elon musk, the founder of spacex bought a ticket for a future virgin galactic flight.

was it important to be first? >> honestly, no. >> reporter: not at all? >> honestly, no. we need many, many, many, many spaceships so many, many, many people can enjoy this and between us both i'm sure we'll achieve that. >> reporter: for now, space tourism is wildly expensive. about 600 people have pre-paid tickets with virgin galactic at $250,000 per seat. that cost will likely go upt before it comes down. the space barons promise it will one day, as expanding fleets and regular flights help economies of scale. >> the market is gigantic but we'll be able to bring the price down, it will take a few years, and the wealthy will pay the bills to enable us to do that. >> reporter: 165 miles southeast of here in a straight line is a massive ranch that jeff bezos owns in west texas, and from there, next week, he'll launch on a blue origin rocket, the next milestone in space tourism. norah. >> o'donnell: out of this world,

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captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org right now at seven, why a raging wildfire in another state is prompting an urgent call for power conservation here in california. cooler temperatures making themselves right at home around the bay area. i'm tracking how long the below- average readings will continue. it's personal to me when people look at our city and they think what they see on the video is what the city represents. >> the san francisco crime problem that has the police chief particularly frustrated tonight. i had a little trepidation when i first came into use it. >> why a notorious party drug could be a breakthrough in treating the psychological side effects of the pandemic. right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00, streaming on cbsn bay area, the bay area may have cooled off a bit but the heat is still on when it comes

to the strain on our power grid. good evening, i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. a statewide flex alert is in effect until 9:00 tonight due to the lingering triple digit heat and other parts of the state, as well as the fast- growing bootleg fire in oregon, which is threatening transmission lines that fell down into california. let's take a live look at current power demand. you can see that we are right up against the forecasted peak, but still well below what's available. again, that flex alert is in effect until 9:00 tonight. let's bring in chief meteorologist paul heggen. should be a lot easier for the bay area to conserve because it's not so hot here. >> a bit on the chilly side. san francisco made it up to 57 today, the coast only 55. other parts of the state are to bhot. re going these are the high mp